Today's
Quick Mention: Holy Crap! It's finals time
tonight at Pluckers Trivia. In the past 12 weeks Team
Dine And Dash has done well (top three finishes all but
four, maybe five times), so keep your fingers crossed that
we emerge victorious when it matters most.
Here's an EP.
Enjoy.
:Future
Of The Left - Arming Eritrea:
On the short list of bands that I'd give at least an
arm and/or a leg to see reunite and perform live is Mclusky.
So, it shouldn't be a surprise that I'm all about what it's
ex-members (in this case, singer/guitarist Andy "Falco"
Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone) are up to. Does
Future Of The Left slay me like Mclusky did? No, but
it still rocks hard enough to knock the eardrums around a
bit. Travels With Myself And Another will be
out in June on 4AD.
:We
The They - Pastures:
At first I thought this band's all too clever name and
borderline bland take on indie pop would make me place them
in the trash bin, but just to make sure I wasn't missing out
on something good I gave them a few more listens. Now,
of course, I can't stop tapping my foot and daydreaming
about driving around on a sunny day with the windows down.
Damn that due diligence! The Shabby Road Sessions
EP is available now and a full length should be out later in
the year.
:Freeland
- Under Control:
I hadn't heard of Freeland before this track landed in my
inbox (probably because his last album was roughly five
years ago), but he's got a ton of talent - Twiggy Ramirez
from Marilyn Manson, Brody Dalle from the Distillers, Joey
Santiago from the Pixies - that has lent a helping hand on
his upcoming full length for Marine Parade, Cope.
That has to mean something, right? Anyhow, listen if
you like LCD Soundsystem's North American Scum.
:Wye
Oak - Take It In:
I'm fairly late in jumping on the Wye Oak bandwagon (well,
in 2009 anyway, I liked the album they had last year) and I
don't even really have any excuse. After all, this is
an incredibly crafted piece of pop that impresses me with
every listen AND I've been looking forward to see them play
with the Pomegranates at the Mohawk a week from today.
I blame the weather. Merge will release The Knot
on July 21. You should get a couple of copies.
:The
Lovely Sparrows - M Ward Cover:
Shawn Jones knows he takes way too long to get from one
record to the next, so to make sure I haven't forgot about
him he sent over this cover with nothing more than a note
that mentioned how it was recorded during some downtime from
the new album. I don't know what the title of the song
is and it's so poorly recorded it sounds like folk noise,
but damn it - even through the fuzz there's still an
undeniable warmth and a passion for music that I can't help
but like.
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